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Western transplants migrate to ‘climate-proof Duluth’

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

Surfing in Minnesota is just like surfing in Southern California, John Jenkins says, as long as you ignore the icicles on your wet suit.Jenkins, 38, is a child of California’s Orange County. But a decade ago, looking to escape overpopulation and intensifying wildfires, he took a chance and settled in Duluth, where temperatures can dip 30 degrees below zero.Hundreds of like-minded new residents have since joined him, coming from California, Colorado and New Mexico and changing the face of this erstwhile manufacturing town on the western edge of Lake Superior. Dubbed “climate-proof Duluth” in 2019 by Jesse Keenan, a Tulane University professor who was lecturing at Harvard at the time, Duluth has been hailed for its ample supply of freshwater, as well as its location — buffered from sea-level rise in the Upper Midwest — and temperatures, which run mild in the summer and colder than cold in the winter.Climate migrationThe majority of the population growth in the United States remains in...

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins Oscar for Best Picture, 7 total awards

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

What to know:— “Everything Everywhere All at Once” had a big night— Lady Gaga and Rihanna took the stage as performers, but lost to “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR”— Speeches were highly emotional, from the likes of best supporting actor Ke Huy Quan, best supporting actress Jamie Lee Curtis, costume design winner Ruth E. Carter and Yulia Navalnaya — accepting for the “Navalny” documentary— Don't forget to take a look at Oscars fashion and photos from the champagne carpetMICHELLE YEOH'S MOM CELEBRATES IN MALAYSIAJanet Yeoh, second from right, watched her daughter win an Oscar from a live viewing event at a cinema in Kuala Lumpur.___Brendan Fraser poses with the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "The Whale" in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Brendan Fraser accepts the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "The Whale" at the Oscars on Sunday, March...

Boy swept away in Santa Ana River rescued by bystander

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

A little boy who was swept away by fast moving waters in the Santa Ana Riverbed Sunday was rescued, officials announced.  Authorities with the Orange County Fire Authority received a call about the incident just after 2 p.m.  The boy was swept away when he got too close to the water’s edge. His father went into the water after him but was unable to reach his son. A bystander spotted the child drifting down the river, jumped in and was able to rescue him in the area of Fairview Street and the Santa Ana Riverbed, approximately a half mile from where the boy got caught in the water.  "A Swift Water Rescue response was launched, but fortunately everyone made it out,” OCFA officials said. “The boy was assessed and treated by our firefighter paramedics and escorted to the hospital in stable condition.”  Officials urged caution near local waterways.  “While we have a break from the rain, there is or may still be water flowing in waterways throughout Orange County. ...

Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ makes history

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” proved to be the weird little movie that could at the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, winning seven of its 11 nominations, including Oscars for best picture, best director and three of its actors.Producer Jonathan Wang thanked the “brilliant and bighearted cast and crew” who surrounded him onstage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood after “Everything Everywhere” closed out the night with a win for best picture.Co-director Daniel Kwan wrapped up with a message of hope for the continuing role of film to help “shelter each other from the crazy chaos of this world.”Related: See photos of the stars’ Academy Awards fashion“I have great faith in our stories,” Kwan said of film in general. “These stories have changed my life. They have for generations. And I know that we’ll get through this.”Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian to win a best actress Oscar, accepted her award for “Everything Everywhere” with a shout-out for holding fast to your dreams no mat...

Strike over: OmniRide resumes service

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.Supporters of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 and Teamsters Local 639 on Feb. 14 jointly rallied against Keolis, the France-based company that operates both OmniRide in Prince William County and Loudoun County Transit. They held a demonstration outside the Loudoun County government center in Leesburg. (Trevor Baratko | InsideNoVa)The nearly month-long OmniRide strike is over.The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission on Sunday evening reported that union bus operators voted to accept the latest contract offer from transit operator Keolis. OmniRide buses will resume service Monday.Teamsters Local 639 announced the strike Feb. 14, citing a need for better pay, less time to reach the top pay levels and better retirement benefits.“We’re not working for nothing no more,” Local 639 Treasury-Secretary Bill Davis said at t...

A medida que las fallas de Twitter van de mal en peor, los usuarios se preguntan cuánto tiempo puede seguir funcionando

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

(CNN) — A finales del año pasado, Dan Sinker se encontró en la situación del “Día de la Marmota”. Cuando consultaba su pestaña de notificaciones en Twitter, Sinker, quien tiene decenas de miles de seguidores, veía a menudo que la plataforma recomendaba el mismo tuit de hace semanas de otro usuario. Como Sinker describió la situación en un tuit a principios de diciembre, “volvimos al 7 de noviembre en mis menciones otra vez”.La falla fue representativa de un problema mayor para Twitter: en las semanas posteriores a que el multimillonario Elon Musk adquiriera la empresa a finales de octubre de 2022 y empezara rápidamente a recortar personal, algunas partes de la red social dejaron de funcionar. Las respuestas a los tuits aparecían desordenadas, la pestaña de notificaciones no se actualizaba y la herramienta de autenticación de dos factores fallaba en algunos casos.La situación parece empeorar a medida que Musk sigue recortando personal. Este lunes, Twitte...

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar in career comeback

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright.“I started in this business 30 years ago and things didn’t come easily to me,” said an emotional Fraser, breathing heavily on stage Sunday night. “I just want to say thank you for this acknowledgement.”Fraser was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935. Fraser beat out Austin Butler of “Elvis,” Colin Farrell of “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Paul Mescal of “Aftersun,” and Bill Nighy of “Living.”Fraser figures the role of Charlie, a 600-pound reclusive gay English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter, found him at the perfect time.Any earlier in his career and Fraser has said he wouldn’t have had the life experience or heartache to authentically play a character who lives with sadness, pain and life-threatening obesity.“I think it’s a film that’...

Orioles World Baseball Classic roundup: Israel’s Dean Kremer pitches 4 shutout innings; Venezuela’s Anthony Santander homers again

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

Dean Kremer showed Sunday why he was tasked with starting Israel’s World Baseball Classic opener.The Orioles right-hander pitched four shutout innings in Israel’s 3-1 win over Nicaragua at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Kremer allowed three hits and one walk while striking out four. He threw just 49 pitches, 32 for strikes.Kremer retired the side in order in the first and fourth innings and stranded a runner on third in both the second and third. In the third inning, he punched out a Nicaragua batter to end the threat and was fired up as he walked off the mound.Sunday wasn’t Kremer’s first time pitching in the WBC. At 20 years old, he helped Team Israel qualify for the 2017 event and then pitched in the main tournament at 21. Kremer, 27, has dual Israeli-American citizenship.Kremer, who is expected to be in the Orioles’ starting rotation this season, was one of Baltimore’s top starting pitchers in 2022 with an 8-7 record and a 3.23 ERA in 125 1/3 inning...

San Diego father killed in avalanche

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego man has been identified as the skier who was killed during an avalanche in Utah last week.According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, 46-year-old Ryan Barr died on Thursday in the Weber Canyon backcountry when he and another individual were buried by snow. Officials say the other person is expected to survive. Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-805 The sheriff's office said, "We send our sincerest condolences to the Barr family and friends."Barr leaves behind a wife and daughter. His family shared the following message in regards to his passing:"Ryan was a devoted husband, father, son, and brother. He was part of a close-knit family, who loved nothing more than to spend family vacations and celebrate birthdays and holidays together. Ryan was loved by all and will be remembered for his big personality, kindness, and ability to light up a room."According to his family, Barr worked in commercial real estate and loved skiing, surfing and cooking. They sai...

Las Vegas water agency seeks power to limit residential use

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Ornamental lawns are banned in Las Vegas, the size of new swimming pools is capped and much of the water used in homes is sent down a wash to be recycled, but Nevada is looking at another significant step to ensure the water supply for one of the driest major metropolitan areas in the U.S.State lawmakers on Monday are scheduled to discuss granting the power to limit what comes out of residents’ taps to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the agency managing the Colorado River supply to the city.If lawmakers approve the bill, Nevada would be the first state to give a water agency permanent jurisdiction over the amount of residential use. The sweeping omnibus bill is one of the most significant to go before lawmakers this year in Nevada, one of seven states that rely on the Colorado River. Deepening drought, climate change and demand have sunk key Colorado River reservoirs that depend on melting snow to their lowest levels on record.“It’s a worst case scenari...